Korea commits $28m to strengthen digital STEM education in Ghana
The Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the second phase of the Digital Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Project, with Korea committing $28 million to support the initiative. This six-year project will run from 2026 to 2032 and is expected to expand interventions from two to four regions: Central, Eastern, Ashanti, and Northern.
The second phase will include the construction of the Accra STEM Park, the strengthening of the Northern STEM Resource Centre, and the integration of digital technologies into STEM education. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu stated that the first phase, implemented between 2021 and 2025 in the Central and Eastern regions, yielded notable gains in learning outcomes, with participating schools recording a 22.6 percentage-point increase in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Mathematics pass rate and a 10.5 percentage-point improvement in Science. Mr. Iddrisu added that the Ministry of Education would roll out a revised curriculum for kindergarten to junior high school before September 30, with digital education forming a key component.
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